Grammar fix
a last resort
final option
the only remaining option or solution when all other possibilities have failed or been ruled out, often used when the situation is urgent or undesirable
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
If the pain doesn't go away, surgery may be considered as a last resort.
If public transport continues to deteriorate, many people may turn to driving as a last resort, even if they would prefer not to.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We'll use it in last resort.
Say: We'll use it as a last resort.
'AS a last resort' — fixed preposition.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
The idiom captures 'final fallback' in three words; the formal version drags.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
as a last resort
- as
- only
- the absolute
- treat it as